TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to six counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tallahassee.
Alan Joseph Clark, Jr., 45, of Tallahassee, was also ordered to a lifetime of supervised release after competition of his prison sentence, and he will be required to register as a sex offender. He was ordered to pay a minimum of $15,000 in restitution to the identified victims in his possession. The court also ordered the forfeiture of electronic devices used in the commission of the offenses by Clark.
“This individual’s disgusting and deviant behavior of producing sexual images of children inflicts irreparable psychological damage upon innocent lives. This cannot and will not be tolerated,” said HSI Tallahassee Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Ingegno. “HSI will continue to work with its partners to eliminate this plague on society.”
“Crimes against children are among the most heinous types of offenses and deserving of the most significant sentences,” said U.S. Attorney Jason Coody, Northern District of Florida. “The sexual abuse of children robs them of their innocence and results in devastating psychological pain. We will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to investigate and vigorously prosecute those who seek to harm our most vulnerable.”
In May 2023, HSI Tallahassee was investigating a file-sharing peer-to-peer network for users/computers possessing and/or sharing digital files containing child sexual abuse material. The investigation led to the execution of a federal search warrant at Clark’s residence, where it was discovered that Clark had received and possessed child pornography obtained through the internet, as well as produced explicit videos of minors.
This conviction was the result of a joint investigation conducted by HSI Tallahassee, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meredith Steer prosecuted the case.
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